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6 minutes ago, geosname said:

It seems people are jumping the gun and assuming the post is offensive.... that's different than people being offended by the post.

I'm not sure what the fa are investigating. 

Whatever it is Geo, it sure has taken the shine off what was a top day in Manchester.

 

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the most disappointing thing for me isn't the fact he tweeted it, I believe Popey is genuinely thick enough not to know the historical connotations

 

but the fact there are those on this forum defending him, either through sheer blind faith, or through a lack of intelligence of their own

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1 hour ago, Valenick said:

I'm sick to death of snowflakes complaining about everything and everyone how is his tweet anti semitic some idiots need get a grip freedom of speech has died a miserable death 

Tom knows about football. His grasp of politics is not as strong so he should steer clear. His post is not anti-Semitic but it is bloody stupid. 

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Regardless of the debate or otherwise of this recent tweet, Mr. Pope does have an alarming regular tendency to take a shotgun to his foot. As it seems to be out of Tom's sphere to be able to ascertain what may or may not be appropriate banter,  perhaps it may be a wise choice to refrain from this type of media for the protection of himself and more importantly,  the image of the club, as it seems unlikely that he's got a PR adviser to run things past. 

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 I think Twitter is an inherently negative place with little to offer except finding out what the team sheet is going to be. It seems to bring negativity out of everyone and it has an addictive quality. 

I haven't studied this closely, but another interpretation is that the Rothschild family have been high achieving in finance and in an exaggerated world of tweeting saying they might take over the banking world is a compliment. It only appears racist to me if one starts from a preconception founded on some past event or commentary or bias. It doesn't seem that Pope should be expected to know about that nor expected to explore in depth what he is saying in a lighthearted twitter session. I mean he is several galaxies away in offending from Trump, although I understand Trump should not be any sort of baseline to measure from. 

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3 hours ago, STUNG said:

its not the offended that are the problem ,its those who are offended on others behalf that are.

Yes, I agree that is an issue regularly with this sort of thing. Surely someone directly affected by a statement should need to complain or if they are in the media where the level of referencing of them is too much to review they should have stated publicly what their own parameters for being offended are. 

So, for example, my wife is called Rosemary and that is known to everyone as the name she wants to be called. If some person then consistently calls her Rosie, it is clear that person is being deliberately offensive.

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Pope may have beaten Martin 

Foyle's goal tally but he lacks any of Foyle's class as a man and professional.

Tom,grow up and shut up,you bring shame on the club, just as we are growing

under new ownership. It's not all about you!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Foyle was significantly better player than Pope and spent his whole career at a higher level. I don't say that to disparage Tom Pope who I have enjoyed watching many times but it is a fact.

Pope may have beaten Martin 
Foyle's goal tally but he lacks any of Foyle's class as a man and professional.
Tom,grow up and shut up,you bring shame on the club, just as we are growing
under new ownership. It's not all about you!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
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